July 2020 EMBA Curriculum / Grading
Welcome to Quantic! Here's the course syllabus for your program. It's strongly recommended that you follow the schedule below to complete your required lessons per week.
~Course Requirements~
To earn your EMBA degree, you must:
- Complete all courses in the EMBA curriculum within the required time frame.
- Achieve scores of at least 80% in the graded SMARTCASE lessons. (SMARTCASEs can be taken as many times as you want. Only the best score will be counted towards your final grade.)
- Complete the exams associated with each concentration and your chosen Specializations.
- Complete the written projects and proctored oral examinations.
- Complete the Capstone Project and Presentation. In order to graduate, you must submit and pass both your written Capstone project (with a score of 3 or higher) and your Capstone presentation (with a score of 2 or higher).
- Submit the required documents that confirm your identity, eligibility and past academic performance as referenced in your EMBA application.
Your grade is weighted in the following way:
- Projects & Presentations: 30%
- SMARTCASEs: 10%
- Exams: 60%
A final overall score of 70% is the minimum to graduate. The distinction of Honors is awarded to the top 10% of each cohort upon graduation. Students who graduate behind schedule are not eligible to receive this distinction. Apart from the Honors distinction, as Quantic operates on a pass/fail basis, there are no class or personal ranks to provide.
See below for more information on projects, presentations, SMARTCASEs, exams, and Specializations.
~Important Dates~
| Accounting Exam | last day to begin exam - August 24, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Accounting Case Study (group) | due by Sept. 6, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Exam | last day to begin exam - October 5, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by October 11, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Data and Decisions Exam | last day to begin exam - Nov. 23, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Operations Management Exam | last day to begin exam - Dec. 7, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Winter Break | Dec. 21 - Jan. 3 | |
| Leading Org. Exam | last day to begin exam - Feb. 15, 4 a.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Leading Org. Case Study (individual) | due by Feb. 21, 11:59 p.m. PST / UTC-8 hours |
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| Marketing and Pricing Exam | last day to begin exam - March 29, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Break Week optional Strategy exercise on Slack |
April 12 - 18 | |
| Strategy Exam | last day to begin exam, May 3, 4 a.m PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual) | due by May 9, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Finance Exam | Last day to begin exam - June 28, 4 a.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Corporate Finance Case Study (group) | due by July 11, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Capstone Check-in Week | July 12 - 16 | |
| Capstone written portion (group) | due by August 8, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Capstone presentation (group) | due by August 22, 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
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| Graduation | Sept. 14 |
~Full Course Schedule~
| Week 1: July 27 |
Accounting I: Fundamentals Accounting II: Revenues and Expenses |
| Week 2: August 3 |
Stocks and Bonds Accounting III: Financial Statements |
| Week 3: August 10 |
Accounting IV: Working with Ratios Managerial Accounting |
| Week 4: August 17 |
Accounting Exam Week |
| Week 5: August 24 |
Accounting Case Study (group project) Creating Financial Statements in Excel (Optional, but recommended if you have Excel) |
| Week 6: August 31 |
Accounting Case Study Due Submit your accounting case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 7: September 7 |
Microeconomics I: Supply and Demand Microeconomics II: Shape Your Economic Worldview |
| Week 8: September 14 |
Microeconomics III: Markets and Externalities Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations |
| Week 9: September 21 |
Macroeconomics: US Fiscal and Monetary Policy Macroeconomics: International Trade |
| Week 10: September 28 |
Markets and Economies Exam Week |
| Week 11: October 5 |
Markets and Economies Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Markets & Economies presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 12: October 12 |
One-Variable Statistics |
| Week 13: October 19 |
Probability Fundamentals Probability Distributions |
| Week 14: October 26 |
Two-Variable Statistics Regression Analysis |
| Week 15: November 2 |
Data Collection |
| Week 16: November 9 |
Statistical Inference: Making Data-Driven Decisions |
| Week 17: November 16 |
Data and Decisions Exam Week |
| Week 18: November 23 |
Operations Management Fundamentals Project Management |
| Week 19: November 30 |
Operations Management Exam Week |
| Week 20: December 7 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 21: December 14 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 22: December 21 |
Winter Break |
| Week 23: December 28 |
Winter Break |
| Week 24: January 4 |
Specialization Period 1 |
| Week 25: January 11 |
Organizational Behavior: Working in Groups and Teams Organizational Structure and Culture |
| Week 26: January 18 |
Theories of Leadership Developing a Corporate Philosophy |
| Week 27: January 25 |
Corporate Governance |
| Week 28: February 1 |
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility The Art of Negotiation |
| Week 29: February 8 |
Leading Organizations Exam Week |
| Week 30: February 15 |
Leading Organizations Case Study (individual project) Submit your Leading Org. case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 31: February 22 |
Marketing Fundamentals Marketing Mechanics |
| Week 32: March 1 |
Brand Development and Management A/B Testing for Marketers |
| Week 33: March 8 |
Digital Marketing Fundamentals Pricing I: Fundamentals |
| Week 34: March 15 |
Pricing II: Price Segmentation to Maximize Profit Pricing III: E-Commerce Pricing |
| Week 35: March 22 |
Marketing and Pricing Exam Week |
| Week 36: March 29 |
Capstone Project Kickoff (group project) Developing a Business Plan The Art of Presentation |
| Week 37: April 5 |
Strategy I: Business-Level Strategy Strategy II: Corporate-Level Strategy |
| Week 38: April 12 |
Break Week Optional strategy group case study project via Slack |
| Week 39: April 19 |
Strategy III: International Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
| Week 40: April 26 |
Strategy Exam Week |
| Week 41: May 3 |
Strategy Case Study Presentation (individual project) Submit your Strategy presentation by the end of the week. |
| Week 42: May 10 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 43: May 17 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 44: May 24 |
Specialization Period 2 |
| Week 45: May 31 |
Finance: Time Value of Money Cost of Capital I: Capital Structure |
| Week 46: June 7 |
Cost of Capital II: The Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
| Week 47: June 14 |
Capital Budgeting Modern Portfolio Theory |
| Week 48: June 21 |
Finance Exam Week |
| Week 49: June 28 |
Corporate Finance Case Study (group project) |
| Week 50: July 5 |
Corporate Finance Case Study Due Submit your Corp. Finance case study by the end of the week. |
| Week 51: July 12 |
Capstone Project Check-In |
| Week 52: July 19 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 53: July 26 |
Specialization Period 3 |
| Week 54: August 2 |
Specialization Period 3 Capstone Project and Presentation due on or before dates listed below: *Written portion: August 8 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours *Presentation portion: August 22 by 11:59 p.m. PDT / UTC-7 hours |
| Week 55: August 9 |
Specialization Period 3 |
More about the Projects & Presentations Grade - 30%
Over the course of this program, you will complete four projects and three proctored oral examinations. Each project and presentation we assign will be accompanied by a prompt and grading rubric. Grading will be based on the thoroughness and accuracy of your response. The assignment and due dates for each project are listed on your curriculum above. The Capstone project and presentation accounts for half of the project grade. Learn more about how projects are graded here.
More about SMARTCASE scores - 10%
As you progress through lessons in Quantic, feel free to explore different answer options (both correct and incorrect) that trigger helpful feedback. You are not expected to get all "correct answers" while you are learning—mistakes are half of learning, after all—so, you aren't graded on regular lessons. You are graded on SMARTCASE lessons, as mentioned above. Only your top score in SMARTCASEs will count towards your final grade, so you can feel free to take SMARTCASEs as many times as you like.
More about the Exams - 60%
You will take eight Concentration Exams and three Specialization Exams over the course of your program. These exams are made available after each concentration or specialization has ended, according to your schedule. The exams are all open book, and each consists of several lessons. They're similar in format to SMARTCASEs, meaning there are no open response questions. For more about the concentration exams, click here.
More about Specializations
Quantic Specializations allow EMBA students to get a deeper understanding of topics they’re interested in. In order to graduate, each student needs to complete three specializations, with the option to complete more. If a student completes more than three specialization exams, only the top three specialization exam scores will be counted toward that student's final grade. All completed specializations, along with the earned exam score, may still be included on the student's Quantic transcript. For more information on available specializations, click here.